WHY IS SUMMER THE BEST TIME FOR MOXIBUSTION AND CUPPING TREATMENTS?

May 23, 2018

We frequently get asked about our NEW Traditional Chinese Medicine Treatments with our Guru Helen Fa and specifically Moxibustion and Cupping therapy!

Want to know why NOW is the best time to try it?... Then read the article below by Optimal Health Solutions

Do you know that the top athletes during the recent Olympic Games have turned to the Traditional Chinese Medicine (TCM) treatment known as “cupping” to boost their performance?

In fact, the use of cupping therapy amongst athletes has grown over the last decade. Floyd Mayweather, Andy Murray, Amir Khan are recent Olympians in Rio who were seen with cupping marks during their competitions.

What makes cupping therapy from TCM so appealing to the athletes? Cupping therapy is to create suctions on your skin by using cups. It is an ancient technique from Traditional Chinese Medicine, which was developed thousands of years ago. The purpose of cupping is to enhance circulation, relieve pain, and pull out the toxins that deposit in your body’s tissues.

What makes cupping therapy from TCM so appealing to the athletes? Cupping therapy is to create suctions on your skin by using cups. It is an ancient technique from Traditional Chinese Medicine, which was developed thousands of years ago. The purpose of cupping is to enhance circulation, relieve pain, and pull out the toxins that deposit in your body’s tissues. The history of using cupping in TCM has been recorded from the famous herbalist and alchemist named Ge Hong. Cups were actually utilized for draining pustules in his book. In another book introduced during the Tang Dynasty in China, cupping was usually prescribed for the cure and treatment of pulmonary tuberculosis. cupping in the book entitled as “The Supplement to Outline of Materia Medica”, which is the most complete and comprehensive medical book ever written in the history of TCM, the value of cupping as an effective treatment method had been well emphasized in alleviating a headache, abdominal pain, muscle pain, poor circulation, dizziness, allergies and other pains. The cups were specifically placed over acupuncture needles prior to these treatments.

Cupping is also highly favored for the treatment and cure of arthralgia. Cupping is even considered to help dispel cold by its ability to release pathogenic factors that include cold, damp and wind. In fact, cupping is not exclusive to Traditional Chinese Medicine. Variations of this treatment were used by ancient Egyptians, North American Indians, early Greeks, and other Asian and European countries. Today, cupping has been used by athletes during Olympics to enhance their performance and recover quickly from injuries, also by the celebrities in the Hollywood for detoxification and rejuvenation purposes. The Famous Hollywood movie star Jennifer Aniston is known to be a long time fan of cupping and acupuncture.

What are the health benefits of cupping? Just list a few here that you may be interested:

* Provides fast and immediate relief from muscle pains, swellings, and other pains.

* Improves blood circulation and promotes the energy flow in the body.

* Helps treat and cure circulation disorders and even pain due to stagnation of blood and Qi (energy) in the body.

Most people have tried acupuncture and experienced its magical healing power, especially for chronic pains and other chronic conditions, but to have acupuncture treatments on a regular basis can be costly and also time-consuming. I am going to introduce the concept of moxibustion.

It is an alternative for acupuncture, which is especially ideal for those who are afraid of needles. Let us first discuss the history of moxibustion. This ancient technique in TCM specifically combines the heat through the application of moxa, or Mugwort. In regard to the origin of moxibustion, it simply goes hand in hand with the start of this ancient technique. In the 16^th century BCE, some places were seen practicing this method. This was popular during the Dynasty of Shang. This Dynasty started the development of convex mirror, basic calculation, and lunar calendar. The foundation for this ancient technique is that the body must directly receive heat in specific places in the body in order to facilitate the healing process. This method is based on the knowledge from TCM such as the meridian system in the body and the Yin and Yang concepts. You can take the advantage of this information to improve your health in general. moxibustion for stomach issues Moxibustion involves the burning of mugwort to facilitate the healing, mugwort is a herb that has many healing benefits, including anti-inflammatory properties and balancing Yin and Yang energy. It has been widely used both internally and externally in TCM. Moxibustion is a form of heat therapy in which the dry herb is burned on or very near the surface of the skin. This process will produce a short wave of infrared light to enhance the healing power. This will warm and trigger the energy flow of Qi in the body and remove the energetic blockages in the body. According to TCM, all the illnesses are caused by the energetic blockages in the body. By stimulating certain acupoints in the body with the heat and herbs, one can recover from the illness quickly. You may wonder what acupoints are. In TCM, Acupoints are energetic points in our body; they are like the entrances of different meridian channels to guide the energy flow. In another word, they are like the traffic lights to guide the energy flow in the body. There are more than 400 hundreds of the acupoints throughout the body. They are like electric switches to turn on or to turn off the energy flow. By stimulating certain acupoints in the body, one can increase the energy flow at certain locations and treat the illnesses quickly. I visited China in January this year. My father happened to catch a cold; he was coughing all night. I applied only one moxibustion treatment on him, which quickly stopped his cough and helped him get rid of the cold. Moxibustion is a very effective technique for most common illnesses. The burning of mugwort can create a short wave of infrared light along with the heat, which is very powerful for healing. This also makes moxibustion very unique and incomparable.

*Moxibustion has many health benefits that may surprise you, just list a few here:

* Prevents and treats diseases by applying the heat to some specific acupoints in the body.

* Stimulates healing and promotes the blood circulation and Qi in the body.

* Balances the Yin and Yang energy and restores the adrenal functions.

* Reduces menstrual cramps and regulates menstruation cycles.

The art of moxibustion and cupping has been well-recognized in the world. Even the healthcare practitioners and acupuncturists promote these two therapies. In addition, these methods have been considered as adjunctive therapies that are used in alternative medicine. They further help improve your well-being and health. They are essential as a part of the comprehensive therapeutic methods. What more could you ask for? They are a valuable tool to prevent and treat acute illnesses, digestive disorders and respiratory disorders and chronic disorders such as chronic fatigue syndrome and back pain. Today, they are continuously gaining recognition due to their amazing healing abilities. Many people in the world have been continuously supporting these ancient techniques! Summer is actually the best season to try these powerful healing techniques because your Yang energy is at the peak, which favors the releasing of toxins and old illnesses. What is even better is that they also give your immunity a boost at the same time. Then you will feel energetic all year round.